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Where war elephants were once used (i.redd.it)

submitted 6 days ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] CanadaPlus 2 points 5 days ago

It'd be pretty easy to guess, honestly. Just saying "a lot like a cow, with legs like in the front" would cover it for sculptural purposes - the flattish tail being an excusable detail.

Medieval artists did a lot of this, although sometimes the results were less than perfect:

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